Identifier: russia00dobsrich (find matches)
Title: Russia;
Year: 1913 (1910s)
Authors: Dobson, George Grove, Henry M Stewart, Hugh, 1884-1934 Haenen, F. de
Subjects: Soviet Union -- Description and travel
Publisher: London, A. and C. Black
Contributing Library: University of California Libraries
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d the whole service is mystic andappeals to the senses. The priest comes in frombehind the altar-screen, sings his part, and retires ;then another priest appears, and so on. And yetthere is a great similarity in many respects betweenthe Greek ritual and our own. Their Litany, manychants and prayers, are almost identical. In onerespect they differ: there are no sermons. How-ever, the Russians dont complain; they doubtlessknow it is not given to every parson to be a goodpreacher. However, if sermons were the rule ofthe day, I expect the Russian preachers would out-shine our clergy. I attended one or two sittings ofthe Imperial Duma—the first one in St. Peters-burg—and the thing that struck me almost morethan anytliing else was what extraordinarily goodspeakers they all were. I have had the samesaid to me repeatedly by others. The Russiansundoubtedly, as a race, are wonderfully goodspeakers; they never seem to be at a loss for a wordor an idea. I notice in the papers that young Count
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THE POOR OF MOSCOW WARMING THEMSELVES AT STREET FIRES IN WINTER CUSTOMS AND INS! ITUTIONS 207 SoiimarokofF was killed in a duel recently. Sometime in last century a Mr. Elston, a young Scots-man, went to Russia, and earned his livelihood asa teacher of the English language. One of hispupils was the young Countess SoumarokofF.Teacher and pupil fell in love with each other,got engaged, and finally married. The yoimgbride was the last of her race, an ancient and dis-tinguished Russian noble family. She applied tothe then Emperor, and Mr. Elston became aRussian noble, under the title of Count Soumaro-kofF-Elston. Either the son or grandson of theex-Scotsman, young Count Soumarokoff-Elston,met romantically, and fell in love with. PrincessYousoupoiF, probably the richest heiress in Russia.They were engaged, and the young Princess, thelast of her race, in her turn applied to the thenEmperor, who yielded his consent, and on theirmarriage the Coimt became, in addition. PrinceYousoupoff. The you

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